bactericidal
adjective, noun
bactericidal is spelled B-A-C-T-E-R-I-C-I-D-A-L: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bactericidal means “That kills bacteria” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bactericidal?
| Letters | 12: B-A-C-T-E-R-I-C-I-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bactericidal?
Bactericidal appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bactericidal?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bactericidal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bactericidal
- bacteriacidal
- bacteriocidal
- bactericidals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bactericidal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That kills bacteria.
- 2
Of or pertaining to a bactericide.
noun
- 1
A bactericide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bactericidal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that kills bacteria:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | bactericida |
| Spanish | bactericida |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bactericidal come from?
From bacteri(um) + -cidal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).